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Ĭŏcasta

gen. Ĭŏcastae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , and , , , = Ἰοκάστη,
the wife of Lāïus; and mother of Œdipus; whom she married unknowingly
the wife of Lāïus, and mother of Œdipus, whom she married unknowingly, and had by him Eteocles and Polynices.—Form Iocasta, Stat. Th. 1, 681; Hyg. Fab. 66.—Form Iocaste, Hyg. Fab. 67; 242.
Perseus ID: n24836 Key: Iocasta